Massa, Yates, McClure, Morse land Top 5 national rankings

5/5 - InterMat's final 2009 high school national all-class rankings were recently released and 8 Michiganders earned top 20 honors, including four Michigan grapplers who were ranked in the top 5 of their respective weight classes.

Freshman Taylor Massa of St. Johns is ranked 2nd in the country at 145lbs behind only Dylan Alton of Pennsylvania.  Fellow freshman Jordan Thomas is also featured at 145lbs, ranked 12th.

Following his Senior National title, Hesperia senior and Michigan Grappler wrestler of the year Dan Yates is also ranked #2 in his weight as he sits 2nd behind Jake Kemmerer of Pennsylvania at 160lbs.

Michael McClure of Holland West Ottawa and Jackson Morse of Lowell were the only other Michiganders to earn top 5 rankings.  Wrestler of the year finalist and Senior National runner-up McClure is ranked 3rd at 285lbs while 2x state champ and Super 32 champ Morse is #5 at 152lbs.

Conor Youtsey of Mason, Kyle Waldo of Rockford, and Kyler Elsworth of Goodrich were the other Michiganders featured in InterMat's individual rankings.

InterMat, which is now owned and operated by RevWrestling, also released updated recruiting rankings by class and a few Michiganders received high honors.

In their senior class recruiting rankings Yates was listed as the #12 ranked recruit in the land and the top ranked recruit in the country who remains unsigned.  McClure is the 58th ranked senior recruit and Waldo is listed at #75.

Only one Michigander was ranked in InterMats list of the Top 50 juniors in the country as Morse came in at #18.

In the top sophomore rankings Youtsey is listed at #23 and Roger Wildmo of Durand also cracked the Top 50, coming in at #49.

Massa and Thomas remain as two of the top rated freshman in the country as Massa is listed as the #1 frosh in the nation and Thomas is close behind at #5.

Read below to see all the Michiganders who are ranked and go to Intermatwrestle.com to view all the rankings.  Some rankings require a premium membership to be viewed.

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Michigan wrestlers ranked nationally by InterMat

All Class Individual Rankings
119
18. Conor Youtsey (Mason), So.
19. Kyle Waldo (Rockford), Sr.
145
2. Taylor Massa (St Johns), Fr.
12. Jordan Thomas (Greenville), Fr.
152
5. Jackson Morse (Lowell), Jr.
160
2. Dan Yates (Hesperia), Sr.
189
14. Kyler Elsworth (Goodrich), Sr.
285
3. Michael McClure (Holland West Ottawa), Sr.

Top 100 Senior Recruits
12. Dan Yates (Hesperia), 160
58. Michael McClure (Holland West Ottawa), 285
75. Kyle Waldo (Rockford), 119

Top 50 Junior Recruits
18. Jackson Morse (Lowell), 152

Top 50 Sophomore Recruits
23. Conor Youtsey (Mason), 119
49. Roger Wildmo (Durand), 130

Top 25 Freshman Recruits
1. Taylor Massa (St. Johns), 145
5. Jordan Thomas (Greenville), 145


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